FLINT, MI -- Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell said a "gory report" by the county veterinarian showed that animals seized from a suspected dog fighting ring lived a violent life.

Lathan Goumas | MLive.comAn injured dog sits in a Genesee County Animal Control van during an investigation into a suspected dog fighting ring by animal control and the Genesee County Sheriff Department at a house on East Bishop Avenue in Flint on Monday. Authorities found five dogs at the scene. Three have been euthanized.

One of the animals, a tan and white pit bull, had fresh bite wounds on both of its ears as well as deep bite wounds into its mouth, Pickell said. The animal also had three fractured ribs, which Pickell said is evidence the dog had been tortured and kicked.

A second pit bull had a fractured tibia that occurred more than three days ago.

The bait dog, a chocolate Labrador retriever, had the most extensive injuries, Pickell said.

The Lab had bite wounds throughout its body, with deep, severe wounds on its front legs. It also had a deep laceration along its shoulder, which was bleeding, and an open compound fracture of its humerus.

The base of the Lab's tail had multiple fractures that likely were inflicted by the other dogs biting and pulling the animal, Pickell said.

One injury on the Lab, however, was likely caused by human contact.

Pickell said an injury revealed that the animal was likely the victim of blunt force trauma when a foreign object was inserted into its rectum.

Genesee County Animal Control Chief Officer Walt Rodabaugh said Tuesday that two of the animals were unable to stand up and that the injuries the bait dog received were "just brutal."

Pickell said many of the injuries the dogs received are typically associated with dog fighting.